The interrelationships among motivational variables drawn from locus of control (LOC) theory and attribution theory, combined with measures of school achievement were measures of school achievement were investigated. Motivational instruments were administered to intermediate grade students and achievement data were extracted from existing school…

Administered the Correctional Institutions Environment Scale and the Nowicki-Strickland Personal Reaction Survey to 180 juvenile offenders. Results showed internals tended to perceive themselves as exhibiting more acceptable social behavior than do externals, and prefer order and a structured program. (JAC)

Thirty-seven counselor education graduate students were asked to assign validity ratings to seven possible explanations of what determines behavior. The students assigned high validity ratings to an "interaction" explanation for behavior. Further, they attributed their own behavior to external causes and the behavior of others to internal causes.…

Elementary Boys' generosity toward peers following a success experience varied according to resulting positive and negative affects. Role of context of success relative to affective arousal and generosity were explored. Results indicated importance of considering the context of success and relevance of negative affects induced by a success…

The factor structure of the Adult Norwicki-Strickland I-E Scale, sampling 174 college students, indicated differential factor dimensionality for males and females. The findings also support the contention that I-E is multidimensional in nature; however, these dimensions reflecting factorial validity have not been found to be consistently reliable…

Provides a teaching technique for improving instruction through awareness of the personality of the learner. (MD)

The study examined the effects of group relaxation training/large muscle exercise and parental involvement on attention to task, impulsivity, and locus of control among 34 hyperactive boys. Following treatment both experimental groups recorded significantly higher attention to task, lower impulsivity, and lower locus of control scores. (Author/CL)

The article offers suggestions for dealing with learning disabled children's apparent lack of achievement motivation, which may be a lack of belief that their actions affect academic and nonacademic achievement. Suggestions include establishing appropriate standards, focusing on effort rather than outcome, and promoting self-acceptance of credit…

Introversion and extraversion, anxiety, and the fourteen personality source traits of the High School Personality Questionnaire were tested as discriminants for categorizing children as expressing aversion to physical punishment or detention. (Editor)

This study tested Rotter's hypothesis that internals would show more achievement-striving behaviors than externals using a direct measure of such behavior. (Editor)

Investigates the construct of locus of control as predictive of goal-directed behavior in a group of Equal Opportunity Committee (EEO) employees. (Author/RK)

An "Inner-rejectant" life style committed to repressing dreams has been described in terms of external locus of control, field dependence, and "poor inner life." However, in empirical studies reported here, results do not provide strong support for the (repression) formulation. The results suggest a distinction between life-style variables related…

The I-E Scale was administered to undergraduates enrolled in an introductory psychology course. The study replicated the two factors of the I-E Scale as reported by Mirels (1970). It also suggested that more dimmensions of locus of control attitudes need clarification and that Rotter's Scale has too few items to cover all facets of…

In light of the importance given to the consideration of individual difference variables in the identification of client-treatment compatability, thhe present study examined the locus of control variable as a predictor of individual preference for type of group counseling. (Author)